I currently have the following (pictured below)
Ruger GP100 4" .357 Magnum
S&W M640 2" .357 Magnum
S&W M67 4" .38 Special
S&W M10 4" .38 Special
Ruger Single Six Convertible (two, both adj & fixed sights) .22S/L/LR/.22WMR
Makarov PM (three, two Bulgarian milsurp 9x18's and one Bulgarian commercial .380)
Beretta M21A .22LR
I'm waiting on paperwork to clear for a S&W M64 3" .38 Special, and I'm about to buy a Kahr K9 9x19. I'm selling or trading the M640 and M67 (both -1 prelock models, make me an offer!), and I'll probably only keep one of the Single Sixes. The leaves the GP100/M64 for home defense or hiking; the K9 and Makarovs for CCW; the M21A for a BUG (if Beretta made the Tomcat in .380, I'd be all over it); Single Sixes for plinkers; and the M10 just because I thought it was too pretty to turn down and everyone should have one.
I'm looking at high capacity, stainless or blued, semi-automatic pistols. I would prefer to go with something in 9x19, because it's inexpensive, available, and I can share ammo with the Kahr. 10 round magazine capacity is the minimum, 13+ is preferred, and price can't go over $750.
Here's the caveat: no polymer frames, has to be steel.
If you had to make the choice, what would you get?
Ruger GP100 4" .357 Magnum
S&W M640 2" .357 Magnum
S&W M67 4" .38 Special
S&W M10 4" .38 Special
Ruger Single Six Convertible (two, both adj & fixed sights) .22S/L/LR/.22WMR
Makarov PM (three, two Bulgarian milsurp 9x18's and one Bulgarian commercial .380)
Beretta M21A .22LR
I'm waiting on paperwork to clear for a S&W M64 3" .38 Special, and I'm about to buy a Kahr K9 9x19. I'm selling or trading the M640 and M67 (both -1 prelock models, make me an offer!), and I'll probably only keep one of the Single Sixes. The leaves the GP100/M64 for home defense or hiking; the K9 and Makarovs for CCW; the M21A for a BUG (if Beretta made the Tomcat in .380, I'd be all over it); Single Sixes for plinkers; and the M10 just because I thought it was too pretty to turn down and everyone should have one.
I'm looking at high capacity, stainless or blued, semi-automatic pistols. I would prefer to go with something in 9x19, because it's inexpensive, available, and I can share ammo with the Kahr. 10 round magazine capacity is the minimum, 13+ is preferred, and price can't go over $750.
Here's the caveat: no polymer frames, has to be steel.
If you had to make the choice, what would you get?